The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches.
Mental Health
AFRI-ASIA Drug Prevention and Treatment Summit
Join Us for the Afri-Asia Drug Prevention Summit 2025!
ISSUP Kenya, in partnership with regional and international stakeholders, is pleased to announce the upcoming Afri-Asia Drug Prevention Summit 2025.
Building Competencies in Substance Use and Mental Health: Preparing Nursing Students for Real-World Practice
Learn about practical framewords for enhancing first-degree medical and nursing education in mental, neurological, and substance use care. Prepare health professionals for the integration of competencies in their curricula.
Time: July 11, 2025 @ 8:00AM US EST
Speakers:
Effectiveness of mindfulness-based relapse prevention in individuals with substance use disorders:
Abstract Objectives: This systematic review aimed to understand the current state of the art about the effectiveness of mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) on individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), taking into account not...
Mindfulness treatment for substance misuse: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Highlights •First meta-analysis of mindfulness treatment for substance misuse. •Mindfulness treatment is a positive intervention for substance use disorders. •Mindfulness treatment had a significant small effect on reducing substance misuse...
Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for substance use disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abstract Objectives: Substance use disorder (SUD) is a prevalent health issue with serious personal and societal consequences. This review aims to estimate the effects and safety of Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) for SUDs...
Time to think: A cognitive model of delinquency prevention and offender rehabilitation.
SUMMARY In this groundbreaking book, "A Time to Think," author dives deep into a comprehensive cognitive model for delinquency prevention and offender rehabilitation. Drawing on years of research and practical experience, the author...
The impulsive lifestyle counseling program for antisocial behaviour in outpatient substance abuse treatment.
Abstract Patients with antisocial personality disorder in outpatient treatment for substance use disorders are at high risk of drop-out. Using a randomized design, this study tested the impact of adding a brief psycho-educational program...
Psychological interventions for antisocial personality disorder.
Abstract Background: Antisocial personality disorder (AsPD) is associated with poor mental health, criminality, substance use and relationship difficulties. This review updates Gibbon 2010 (previous version of the review). Objectives: To...
Psycho-education for substance use and antisocial personality disorder: a randomized trial.
Abstract Background Antisocial personality disorder often co-exists with drug and alcohol use disorders. Methods This trial examined the effectiveness of offering psycho-education for antisocial personality disorder in community substance...
Impulsive Lifestyle Counselling versus treatment as usual to reduce offending in people with co-occurring antisocial personality disorder and substance use disorder: a post hoc analysis.
Abstract Objectives: To assess the impact of a short psychoeducation intervention for antisocial personality disorder on offending after randomization to treatment. Design: Multicentre, superiority, non-blinded randomized controlled trial...